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The company Academic Dress Hire Limited trading as GradGear, the business arm of Graduate Women Wellington Charitable Trust (GWWCT), provides academic dress for Victoria University of Wellington and a variety of other institutions for graduation ceremonies and school prize givings.
Graduate Women Wellington is a branch of Graduate Women New Zealand - a voluntary organisation of women graduates which focuses on peace and education. Funds provided from the hire of academic dress are distributed for academic scholarships and other educational causes.
Read moreAcademic Dress Hire Limited (ADHL) trading as GradGear provides gowns, hoods, stoles and head gear for hire. Victoria University of Wellingon hoods and stoles may be purchased ready made. PhD graduates wishing to purchase full academic dress should contact the ADHL Gown Room.
Early bird discount of 20% on hire items until midnight Sunday 15th March 2026
Late Fee of $25 applies on all orders placed from Tuesday 12th May 2026
Cut off date for all orders for May 2026 ceremonies midnight Wednesday 20th May 2026
We cannot guarantee hoods for purchase after Monday 6th April 2026
Important News & Updates
May 2026 Graduation ceremonies 13 January 2026
We do not hire over the graduation period unless you… More
Cut off dates for May 2026 ordering 13 January 2026
Please note our website will stop accepting orders at midnight May 20th… More
Buying Hoods 11 July 2023
Due to the unavailablity of some fabric at present, we… More
GRADUATE WOMEN WELLINGTON CHARITABLE TRUST- GWWCT
ACADEMIC DRESS HIRE LIMITED trading as GRADGEAR
Graduate Women New Zealand (GWNZ) is a non-profit, charitable non-government organisation (NGO) working locally, nationally, and internationally to improve the status of women and girls, to promote lifelong education, and to enable graduate women to use their expertise to effect positive change. Graduate Women Wellington, a branch of GWNZ, operates its own activities including Academic Dress Hire Ltd trading as GradGear. It hires academic regalia for graduation ceremonies, to raise funds for the Graduate Women Wellington Charitable Trust which distributes funds through generous scholarships, grants, and awards.
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